We recently sat down with buzzing Ohio artist EKT 40 for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our conversation he talked about the way of life in Columbus, being one of the few to make it out of his city doing music, the city supporting him, being into boxing & playing sports when he was younger, jumping off the porch, explains what fatherhood has taught him, shares the story of when he accidentally shot his friend Terk when he was 16 who passed away later that day, serving 2 years for the shooting, starting to take boxing more serious when he came home, getting shot in the arm ending his boxing dreams, starting to make music, his breakthrough single “Everything King Terk” that spoke on the shooting, just recently being able to forgive himself, Meek Mill reaching out to him, surviving a drive-by shooting, signing to Dream Chasers, getting indicted in 2020, violating for going to a music video shoot, Ezekiel Elliott’s father helping him get out & put on house arrest, going to trial & being found innocent on 6 of 7 charges, the difficulties of beating gang charges, upcoming music, and much more!